GRE Word List
PERT
saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| abnegation | denial |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |